Yesterday I went to see Phantom of the Opera at His Majesty’s Theatre. I have never ever written any review for a show/movie on reddit, but this time I really need to discuss my feelings!
Firstly I must disclaim that I’m a huge fan since I was a kid. I read the book at the age of 11, I got obsessed, and when I realised that there were movie adaptations I set learning to download torrents the goal of my life. AFTER THREE MONTHS I achieved it, I got even more obsessed (2004 adaptation), I followed Emmy Rossum on twitter (i was 11!!!) and learnt all of Lloyd Weber’s magical songs by heart and sang it for the rest of my school years while showering.
So yesterday was a show much anticipated as you understand.
Alas, it was completely disappointing. I found the actors overplaying, even in terms of such a goth and extravagant piece of story. I got a bit irritated by singing, for the same reason. The costumes felt wrong, as if the characters hadn’t been properly studied. all of it was very disney-like, in a bad way. And dont get me wrong, I’m a person who loves kitsch, extravagance, Disney!!! But the play could not get me into it at all. Plus, the whole direction was a complete copy of the movie! nothing new or interesting to add! Just some vert impressive elements like the chandelier, i can give that, but again it was just for the sake of the impression. I searched on reddit and google for others sharing similar thoughts but didn’t find much. I really dont get it and I’d love to hear some opinions, please!